Fat Bear Week kicks off September 22
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Fat Bear Week, an online single-elimination tournament where global participants vote for their favorite brown bears at Alaska's Katmai National Park, begins September 22 and runs through September 29, 2026, continuing a tradition that grew from 1,700 votes across one day in 2014 to 1.2 million votes from over 100 countries in 2024.
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